Colin Telfer

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Colin Telfer
Birth nameColin McLeod Telfer
Date of birth (1947-02-26) 26 February 1947 (age 74)
Place of birthHawick, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Hawick ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- South of Scotland District ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1968-76 Scotland 17 (18)
Teams coached
Years Team
1984 Scotland

Colin McLeod Telfer (born 26 February 1947, in Hawick)[1] is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played at fly-half.[1]

Rugby Union career[]

Amateur career[]

He went to the Royal High School in Edinburgh, but did not go on to play for Royal HSFP.

He instead played for Hawick.[2]

Provincial career[]

He played for South of Scotland District and captained the side.[3]

International career[]

He was capped seventeen times for Scotland between 1968 and 1976.[1][4]

Coaching career[]

He was Head Coach of Scotland in 1984.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c player profile at scrum.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010
  2. ^ Jones, p43,4
  3. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Colin Telfer - Test matches".

Bibliography[]

  • Bath, Richard, ed. (1997). Complete Book of Rugby. Seven Oaks Ltd. ISBN 1-86200-013-1.
  • Bath, Richard ed (2007). The Scotland Rugby Miscellany. Vision Sports Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-905326-24-6.
  • Jones, J.R. (1976). Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football. Robert Hale, London, ISBN 0-7091-5394-5.
Preceded by Scotland national rugby union team coach
1984 		Succeeded by


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